Colostomy receptacle



J y 24, 1 J. E. CLARK 2,561,906

COLOSTOMY RECEPTACLE Filed Jan. 31, 1948 to. clean, sanitationstandpoint.

Patented July 24,511 951 of w I conos'rom REGEPTAGLE John E. .ciark,spr'insfiels, omo .sppiicauonianusry.31,rsia 'serisizuc. 5,613

1 I p to. colostomy appliances,

"I hisinvention relates a receptacle for periodic and-more-particularlyto use.

'9-C1aims. roticense),

' Appliances. of this type fall. roughly into three.

categories, the oldest of which is. the-receptacle for constant or,continuouswear by the-user.

Morerecently, two new'types: of appliances" have come into use and havebeenwidely accepted both by the users and by the medical profession.

One. of these. may be considered the discharge f pe, i. e.,.;the,appliance directs theldisoharge :f romrthe. person into. the wastereceptacle. These have-sheen. found .very satisfactory but necessitatethe user remaining in one place-during thev periodsoidischarge, Theothermorerecent type of; the; receptacle group is intended .for use onlyduringperiods of discharge as distinguishedfrom thepriginal type, ofappliance whichw'as worn continually. Various forms ofreceptaclesialling within the last category'have been developedand used,thegreat. majority of which, however," are diili'c'u1t to manipulateand. require. the user to remain .more. or. less. in one place, as theyare awkward; and. uncomfortable if. worn while. the

personiS moving about. Furthen manyof the appliances inthelast. categoryare very dimcult and hence are objectionable from, a

, "Thus, theobject of the present'invention ls to simplify theconstruction as well asthe means and'mode'of usingan. appliance of thetypejshown herein,,whereby' such. appliance may not only be economicallymanufactured, but will be. more eificient. and. sanitary in use. andadaptable to a wide, variety of individuals. Q ,More specifically, itis. anobject o'f'tlie. inventidn {to replace colostomy appliances. ofthedischarge. type with one ofthe receptacletype which may be.temporarily worn by, the. user. during intestinal irrigation, andwithoutmaterial interruption of the users normal activit I An object of theinvention is to alleviatesome of the discomfort andinconveniencejheretofore attendant upon. the use. of colostomyappliances. Another objectof'theinvention is to provide a colostomyreceptacle quickly and easily in st'alled andsealed relative to the.body, and which provides'simple'means for the insertion arflWithdrawalof a. fluid conducting tube..

A further object is to providea colostomy receptacle which may be worn.on either. side of] the body without interference with'the normal use ofthe limbs of the wearer;

A further object. oi the invention isto-provide an appliance of thecharacter described, pos- "sessing theadvantageousstructuralfeatures,the inherent meritorious mode of; use herein mentioned.

characteristics and the With the above primary and other incidental I.obj'ectsiin; viewas; willmorei'ully appear in the ispecification, theinvention. consists. of the features oi; construction, the. parts andcombina- :tions:thereof andv the mode 015,156,201; their equivalents-as;hereinafter described or illustrated in; the;- accompanying drawings;

- 5 In carrying out the above;- objects. there has been evolved c nepractical embodiment of the inventionin which. a colostomy receptaclecomand means on the container to .prisesakidney-shaped container, an.opening in therconcavez rear wall or the container sealed, bythepressure. of. the rear: wall against. the body, alternatively openmeans in the front wall, for selective admissionof a fluid conductingtube, receive a strap tor iastening thecontainer to the body,v the lower,end;;of1the container being formed. with oppositely disposed: upwardlyinclined surfaces. preventing 1 interference of the container with theof the wearer.

- Reierringgto the accompanying drawing, whereisshowm the preferred butobviously not the only. embodiment of. the invention,

; Big. .1 is aviewin perspective of a colostomy -,1;eceptac1eembodying-v the present invention, with the closure plate or lidremoved, shown strapped tq-thebody oi theuser, with the fluidconductingtube being inserted'in the surgical incision; F152 is a view inperspective of the colostomy receptacle. of Fig. 1, showing the. lid orclosure .plate fiilly closed; V Rig-34s a view similar-toFig. 2, butv infront elevationand showing; the closure plate or lid l-partly closed;,and

.;.';,Fjg;14;Sh0.WS the concave. contour of the back poi the.receptacle.

lfieferring to the drawings; in its illustrative embodimentthereceptacle for the invention 'com prises a kidney shaped container-1Bwhich-may be made in one piece of sheet metal or. the like. The lowerend-oi the container in is closed and the upper end is. open, the 'tcpedge being rolled eccntainer is-the rear wall of thedevice and 1thuriaceapplied to;the-body.- The convex is the frontwal1. Atthe oppositeends thereoi are. provided. loop fixtures I! through At hlQ L-a strapvl-5 is passed, the strap "encom- :passing. the; container and. the.-body of. the'useragrdbeing. tightened es -required to, press. the wallI2 against the body.

en toriorm a bead. The-concavewall' for w rdly extending fiang 2-21 tplaces the notches out plate 2! I I placing notches 2-4 and 25 'out 'ofalignment and the discharge is taking place.

. 3 The container I is shaped for application to the lower side of thetrunk of the body, this being conventionally the region of the surgicalincision, here indicated at IS in Fig. 1. In the rear wall l2 of thecontainer is an opening H, the device being mounted on the body withopening I! in surrounding relation to the incision IS. The edge ofopening I! is turned over to form a bead which under inward pressureimparted to the container by strap l5 makes a sealing contact with thebody.-

The front wall is of the container has an opening opposite opening inthis instance a cut-out ll, such opening being 2 [8 in the top edge ofwall l3. This opening is designed for the ad-' missionto the containerof an irrigating tube [9,

the end of which is passed through opening 11 and inserted into incisionl6 for supplying fluid for irrigation purposes. Upon withdrawal ofincision It into container it takes place. In

- order that the openf-uppererid ofsthe container and cut-out opening.-:it may be closed during the discharge period; a lid or closure plate 2his provided. Closureplate 21 is'shape'd in "conformity with containerlll andiis' formed tvitha The flange 22 guides closing movement of *itheplate 2 I andfin addition-,'closes the upper end of the container priorto completion of suchclosirig movement.

tube It, discharge r'rdm This eonstructionis quitehelpfulinthe: ad--ministration of the" irrigating fluid; 'To this end,

the fiange'22 includes an extension 23 projecting as an'aproninoverlying relation with'the cut-- out" opening 18. Pin theloweredgepfflange extension '23' is anotch M which in cooperation with asimila'rnotch 25 cut at the edge of'bpening'l8 in the "front wall 13, defines" apassage into the container "for tube f9."

' Y The relation of flange extension 23 "and cut- "out opening [8'is'suchthatthe r espective no'tches' 2d and 25 therein are brought to acondition'of axial alignment by rhotion'of plate 2| toa partly closedposition, as shown in'Fig. 3. Continued movement of the plate toruuy'cicsed position in Fig.2. Before or'after movement of the closureplate" 21 'to partly closed positionfithe 'tube 19' 'is'in'sertedthr'ough cut-out opening l8 and allowed to rest iri'notcl'i 25."rheeiosuie plate 2|, if notalre'a'dy in partially closed"position (Fig.3), is' sof'adju'sted thereby engaging 'notchZi' about tubeiil andciosmgtneupper "endof the container with 'flange'Z'Z and th'ecutout-opening 5'8 with flange eatensiOIi- ZB; The irrigating fluid maythen be adin'itted' throug'h tube [9 without danger'of accidentaldischarge to the exterior of the 'contair'ier', I

Upon completion of the irrigating'foperation the tube is withdrawn fromthe body and from 60 the container through notches mane-'25: Closurethen is moved to the positon offFig. 2,

hastake'n-place} following which the receptacle 'is'removed. Inthisconnection, it'will' be observed in 'Fig. 3 that 'the'lower enu' rtne,container of alignment; as shown 5 no interference with [to fit againstthebody and an .qpen upp' ID has a somewhat ta ered formation resultingfrom the inclusion of oppositely disposed inclined surfaces 26 and 21 inthe design of the container. By reason of this formation, the receptacleoffers the limbs of the wearer, who may sit or move about while havingthe receptacle bound upon his person.

The back surface 12 of the receptacle is also curved slightly from topto bottom as well as 10, from side to side. This curvature, clearlyshown in Fig. 4, contributes materially to the overall comfort of thereceptacle when being worn since I it naturally fits the general contourof the wearers body.

15 CAltho'u'gh not necessary to the successful use ,of, the receptacle,it is preferable that the cover member 2| and dependent flanges 22 and23 be zmade of plastic or other transparent material.

In this way, entry of light into the receptacle is permitted so that theinsertion and withdrawal of the irrigating tube [9 is greatlyfacilitated.

' From'the' above description it will 'be'appar'ent that there is thusprovided a device of the character described possessing the particularfeatures "of advantage before enumerated as desirable, but

whichobviously is susceptible of modiflcation'in its form, proportions,detail construction and arrangement of parts without departing from theprinciple involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

While in order to comply with the statute the invention has beendescribedin language more 'or less specific as to structural features,it is to be understood that the invention isnot limited to the specificfeature shown,butfthatthelmeans and construction herein disclosedcomprise the preferred form of severa modes of putting the inventioninto effect, and the invention is therefore claimed in any of its formor modifications -10 within the legitimate andvalid scope ofthe'appendedgjlaims, I I I Having thus described my invention, I, claiin::

1! A col m cep acle. compr s n a, container having a concavelycurvedrearwall japed Ian opening in said rear wall, means a 'tainerfacilitatingfastening thereof to the body,

the rear wall being pressed in the, coursepf such fasteningagainst thebody whichjacts as @seal irelativeto said opening, an openinginthejfront "wall of the container oppositethe opening in said rearwall, a removable closure for the; open upperendof said container, adovs'mwardly ex tendingflange on the front ofsaid ,closure operable toclose the opening in said front wall, and

to fit against, the body and an open upper end,

"oppositely disposed openings in the frontfand rear w'alls oifsaidcontainer, said rear wall openin'g being sealed by pressure of thereceptacle against the body, strap means for fastening said container tothe body, a removable closure for I I I I II the ,open upper end of.said container, a down- I I if a robe is worn, may even eat breakfast.During this time a complete discharge wardlyextending flange on saidclosure operable to close the opening in said front wall, and comclosureto define a tube passing opening in the front wall of the container.

3. A colostomy receptacle, comprising a kidhey-shaped container, anopening in the concave rear wall of said container constructed andarranged to be sealed by the pressure of the rear wall against the body,alternatively open means in the front wall of said container for theselective admission of a tube, and means on said container to receive astrap for fastening said container to the body.

4. A colostomy receptable according to claim 3, characterized in thatthe lower end of said container is formed with oppositely disposedupwardly inclined surfaces preventing interference of the container withthe limbs of the wearer.

5. A colostomy receptacle for temporary wear by the user, comprising avertically elongated open top container having a substantial kidneyshape in cross section, a perforate rear wall therefor, the periphery ofthe perforation having pressure sealing contact engagement with theusers body in surrounding relation with a colostomy incision, a cut-awayportion in the front wall of the container, a notch in the periphery ofsaid portion to receive and support an irrigation tube inserted throughthe cut-away portion and the perforation, and a transparent closuremember for the container including a dependent flange thereon, adependent apron thereon extending downwardly from the flange inoverlapping relation with the cut-away portion of the container, and anotch in the lower edge of the apron cooperating with the notch in thecutaway portion to hold the irrigation tube in adjusted position, theconstruction and arrangement being such that upon withdrawal of theirrigation tube the closure member may be furtherdepressed therebycompletely closing the cut-away portion and the notch in the peripherythereof.

6. A surgical appliance comprising a combined colostomy irrigator andreceptable for temporary wear, including an open top container, a pairof oppositely inclined surfaces formingthc bottom thereof, aself-sealing opening in the wall of the container engageable underpressure about the surgical incision in a users body, a tube accessopening in the wall of the container diametrically opposite saidself-sealing opening within which an irrigation tube is removablyengageable, and a transparent closiu'e member for the containervertically adjustable relative thereto to admit the irrigation tube andto close such access opening upon further downward movement relative tothe container, the construction and arrangement being such thattheinsertionof the irrigation tube and the results thereof are visible tothe.

user from the exterior of the otherwise closed container. I I

7. A colostomy receptacle, including an open top container having a backwall laterally curved to fit against the body of the user, an opening insaid back wall engageable in surrounding relation with a colwtomyincision, the front wall of the container presenting an opening alignedwith the opening in the rear wall for passage of an irrigation tube fromoutside the container into the colostomy incision, a closure member forthe top of the container having a dependent flange presenting an openingto register with the opening in said front wall in a partly closedposition of said member and to be moved out of registry with saidopening in the fully closed position of said member, as after withdrawalof the irrigation tube, and means on the sides of said container tomount a strap tosurround the container and the body of the user, thecontainer being fastened to the body of the user by said strap andtemporarily worn after withdrawal of the irrigation tube for comleteevacuation into the container.

8. A colostomy receptacle according to claim 7, characterized in thatsaid container is substantially kidney shaped to lie relatively closelyagainst the body of the user and has upwardly inclined surfaces on itslower end to avoid interference with the limbs of the user, theconstruction and arrangement being such that the user may sit, moveabout and partake of his normal activities during the period oftemporary wear.

9. In a colostomy receptacle for temporary wear by the user, an open topcontainer, a transparent adjustable closure member presenting a flangeslidable partly into the open top of said container to close saidcontainer and through which an irrigating tube may be removablyinserted, said flange and the front wall of the container presentingcooperating notches defining a tube opening, said tube opening beingclosed by further movement of said closure member into the container,and an opening in the back wall of said container through which the tubemay be introduced into the colostomy incision, the construction andarrangement being such that manipulation of the irrigating tube withinthe substantially closed container and the results of such irrigationare clearly visible from the exterior thereof.

JOHN E. CLARK.

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